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How to Be Brilliant at Public Speaking
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How to Be Brilliant at Public Speaking

by Sarah Lloyd-Hughes
September 2011
Beginner
272 pages
6h 6m
English
Pearson Life
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tools for developing fearlessness
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Imagine your saboteur shrinking in size to a tiny dot. As they
shrink, hear their voice getting quieter and quieter, so that all
you’re left with is silence and calm.
Imagine yourself picking up your saboteur and unceremoni-
ously dropping them into the bin, out of the window or off
a really high bridge. Enjoy the feeling that they’ve left you
for good.
Use the NLP technique explained earlier (see p. 205) to ridi-
cule the characterisation of your saboteur. Identify which
features currently give the saboteur power over you. It may be
their serious nose, tight lips, grey outfit or authoritative voice.
Instead, give them a huge round nose and enormous lips, turn
them fuchsia pink and change their ...
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